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Gender and Christology in Africa for social and political involvement
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2020)The person, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the central tenets of the Christian mystery. The theological reflection upon the meanings of these is summed up in Christology. This paper seeks to explore the ... -
Gender and students' academic achievement in Kiswahili language
(Sabinet, 2012)Gender is one of the key factors influencing students' academic achievement. In Hamisi District, Vihiga County in Kenya, achievement of students in Kiswahili language is poor, yet no comparison has been made between male ... -
Gender biases against women in labor division in Kenya’s Ministry of Education
(American Journal of Sociological Research, 2017)The study invstigated gender biases against women in labor division in Kenya’s Ministry of Education. The research study was guided by the African feminism as a theoretical frame work. The concurrent triangulation design, ... -
Gender Differences in Motivation and Teacher Performance in Core Functions in Kenyan Secondary Schools
(Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2018-03-08)This study investigated gender differences in teacher motivation and performance of the core functions. A mixed method research approach was adopted and within it the concurrent triangulation design was used. The target ... -
Gender differences in response to motor skill training on the performance of dressing as an activity of daily living by pupils with cerebral palsy in Kisumu, Kenya
(MCSER Publishing, 2016)The study explored gender differences in response to motor skill training on curbing activity restriction of dressing by pupils with cerebral palsy in a special school in Kisumu, Kenya. Mixed method approach was adopted ... -
Gender differences in the predictors of career indecision of secondary school students in Kenya
(2015)The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of career indecision by gender. A sample of 359 (162 male and 197 female) secondary school students were surveyed on career indecision, career readiness, locus ... -
Gender in Religion and Development Research: Appropriating Feminist Epistemology and Methodology for Religion and Development Research in Sub-Sahara Africa.
(University of Bamberg Press,, 2020-06-09)A rights-based approach to development considers specific ways in which sustainable development is interlinked to human rights and how achieving them may transform human societies. Religion and development research, in ... -
Gender, culture and entrepreneurship in Kenya
(International Business Research, 2012)This study looked into how different cultural factors affect gender involvement in entrepreneurship in a multi-ethnic country, Kenya. A majority of previous similar studies have been done in Western, developed societies ... -
Gendered Conflict Resolution: The Role of Women in Amani Mashinani’s Peacebuiding Processes in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(2020)The role of women in peacebuilding is acknowledged by many stakeholders central in peace work. While this is so, there are still concerns about what we know about women’s involvement in peacebuilding structures established ... -
Gendering inculturation in Africa: a discussion of three African women theologians' entry into the inculturation scene
(2004)In theological circles in Africa, there has been an interest as to how cultural contexts must and will shape theology. Therefore, since the 1960's, African theologians have engaged in so-called'inculturation'. Inculturation ... -
Genre Analysis of Move Structures in Job Interviews by the Judicial Service Commission of Kenya in 2011
(Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, 2017)Many scholars have carried out research on genre analysis (Swales, 1990, Bhatia,1993, Bruce, 1993), Flowerdew, 2002, Fairclough,, 2006, and others) and their findings have opened many avenues for research and analysis ... -
The Glory is Here!’Faith Brands and Rituals of Self-Affirmation for Social Responsibility in Kenya
(2017-11-21)Female Pentecostal-Charismatic (PC) church leadershave a quest to legitimize their leadership at all levels. This quest for acceptability and legitimacy to the congregation they lead can be daunting especially in ... -
Grounded Theology and Disability in Western Kenya
(Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co. KG, 2021)Kenya still faces challenges in protecting the rights of persons living with disabilities. Although the government has come up with policies to protect the rights of persons living with disabilities, sociocultural beliefs ... -
Head teachers’ Supervision of Curriculum Implementation: Implications on Provision of Quality Secondary Education in Kenya
(Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2016-01-18)This study sought to find out how the head teachers’ supervision of curriculum implementation influences provision of quality education in Kisumu East Sub-County Secondary schools, Kenya. The study population consisted of ... -
Hidden shame: sexual abuse against children with physical disabilities in rural Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2014)Sexual abuse has for a long time been recorded in literature, art and science in many parts of the world. Reports of defilement, indecent assault, rape and other forms of sexual abuse against children with physical ... -
Historical Manifestation of Ethnocentrism and its challenges Today
(International Journal of Applied Sociology, 2011)In this article we have begun by defining ethnocentrism. According to anthropologists, the concept combines the belief that one’s own culture is superior to other cultures, with the practice of judging other cultures by ... -
Historical survey of the concept of ecumenical movement its model and contemporary problems
(International Journal of Applied Sociology, 2012)The term “ecumenical” in theology today generally refers to the movement which seeks to achieve external unity among the world’s denominationally divined churches.The original meaning of the word (from oikeo:to dwell, ... -
Historical Survey of the Concept of Ecumenical Movement its Model and Contemporary Problems
(International Journal of Applied Sociology, 2012)The term “ecumenical” in theology today generally refers to the movement which seeks to achieve external unity among the world’s denominationally divined churches. The original meaning of the word (from oikeo: to dwell, ... -
Hostile attributional bias and aggressive behavior in global context
(National Academy of Sciences, 2015-07-28)We tested a model that children’s tendency to attribute hostile intent to others in response to provocation is a key psychological process that statistically accounts for individual differences in reactive aggressive ...